By John RittenhouseThe Luverne baseball team snapped a six-game losing streak during a Southwest Conference double-header in Jackson Thursday.After dropping a one-run decision in the opener, Luverne edged Jackson County Central by one run in Game 2.The split left LHS with a 2-5 conference record.JCC 3, Luverne 2The Cardinals put up a good fight before falling by one run during the first game of Thursday’s road set.Luverne led 1-0 when Micah Boomgaarden reached base after being hit by a pitch before scoring on an error by JCC’s shortstop in the top of the first.JCC, however, scored three runs in the second and third innings to move in front 3-1 before the Cards capped the scoring in the top of the fourth.Craig Oeding singled and scored Luverne’s final run when Tyler Reisch was hit by a pitch with the bases full.Marc Boelman pitched the first four and two-thirds innings and took the loss for LHS. He fanned eight batters and allowed seven hits and three runs. Nate Boler recorded the final out of the fifth inning, and Caleb Bruynes struck out three batters when he hurled a scoreless sixth frame.Box score AB R H BIClark 4 0 0 0Boomgaarden 0 1 0 0Boelman 3 0 0 0Petersen 2 0 0 0Johnson 0 0 0 0Reisch 3 0 2 1Fitzer 2 0 0 0Nath 3 0 1 0Lundgren 2 0 0 0Elbers 2 0 0 0Oeding 4 0 2 0Luverne 6, JCC 5The Cards earned their first win since April 11 when they nipped JCC by one run in Game 2.Reisch drove in three runs at the plate and Andrew DeBoer and Jake Clark combined efforts on the mound to beat the Huskies.After JCC plated one run in the top of the first, LHS countered to tie the game when Boomgaarden and Boelman slapped singles to ignite a rally in the bottom of the first. When the Cards tried a double-steal, a wild throw to third base allowed Boomgaarden to score.JCC regained the lead at 2-1 before Luverne moved in front to stay with a three-run third inning.Boelman singled home one run and Reisch picked up two RBIs with a single that gave LHS a 4-2 lead.A sacrifice fly by Reisch increased Luverne’s lead to three runs (5-2) in the bottom of the fifth, but JCC drew within one run (5-4) by scoring twice in the top of the sixth.Ben Nath was hit by a pitch and scored on an error in the bottom of the sixth to give the Cards a 6-4 advantage. JCC scored once in the top of the seventh before the final out of the game was registered.DeBoer tossed five innings of four-run (three were earned) ball to notch the win. He recorded six strikeouts. Clark pitched two innings of one-run relief to garnish a save.Box score AB R H BIClark 4 1 1 0Boomgaarden 3 3 3 0Boelman 4 1 3 1Petersen 1 0 0 0Goembel 1 0 0 0Reisch 2 0 1 3Fitzer 3 0 1 0Nath 1 1 0 0Johnson 2 0 0 0Oeding 3 0 0 0